I wonder how many thousands of Arduninos will be destroyed....Two down for me luckely they can be unbricked found this kind sir on twitter with the fix:
https://twitter.com/marcan42/status/525527784026685440
Nice.
I havent plugged mine in in over a week. If I plug it in now, it should be fine right?
I was supposed to be doing development with it all last week. Glad those plans fell through!
The pre 2.12 drivers did not have an EULA or limitations as far as I knowThey did but it was hidden in the .INF files - I had a look through a few old sets of drivers and the "only for use with FTDI parts" condiiton has been in there for quite a few yearsSo in other words the user did not hafto agree to the eula it was a silent install with no prompt at all?
I can hardly say that is proof of the users consent on the eula at all if thats the case.
Capitalism at it's worst here, "the screw you jack, I'm ok" approach. If the chinese can make a FTDI clone cheaper then the legit version, why can't FTDI just lower their prices or design a new version that's cheaper to make ?
What surprises me the most is the number of people online justifying the actions of FTDI, like fanboys..
It really make me wonder why so many consumers love to protect corporate interests, instead of the consumer interest.
No one deserves to have their devices bricked because FTDI is in a battle with other corporation that clone their devices.
QuoteWell, there is a difference between a clone and a counterfeit. A clone is not advertised as being an FTDI chip, only FTDI compatible. It speaks the same protocol and necessarily has the same VID and PID (they are an aspect of the protocol) but it is not physically marked as an FTDI chip. A counterfeit is a clone that has been re-marked as an FTDI chip. It is not legal for them to intentionally brick clones. It is also likely not legal for them to brick counterfeits
I'll would add one category :
- Clone (is also a counterfeit): chip copied 1:1 Infringes FTDI IP, but it's not legal for FTDI to brick it voluntarily.
- Counterfeit : compatible marked with FTDI logo ( infringes the logo only)
- Compatible : protocol wise compatible to FTDI. Legal to produce, sell, but against the EULA to use with the official windows driver (probably not illegal in most countries)
If the chinese can make a FTDI clone cheaper then the legit version, why can't FTDI just lower their prices or design a new version that's cheaper to make ?
Are all features, such as the bitbang mode, there?
All we need is a picture of someone's grandma laying on the floor in a coma with a USB cable connected to her heart monitor or insulin pump with an new hardware found driver screen on the computer and then USB Device not recognized.
All we need is a picture of someone's grandma laying on the floor in a coma with a USB cable connected to her heart monitor or insulin pump with an new hardware found driver screen on the computer and then USB Device not recognized.You trying to scare FTDI or something ? hopefully if anyone down there has a heart attack they get to hospital to find all the equipment just went down.